Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2005-30(R92)
(Note: The information for this record was taken from a hand-written document submitted in 1992)
| Common name: |
Mountain Plover |
| Scientific name: | Charadrius montanus |
| Date: | 31 March 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Length of time observed: | 15 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | Layton Marsh |
| County: | Davis |
| Latilong: | Coordinates: 5115oo East, 45438oo N. |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | |
| Optical equipment: | |
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| Description: Size of bird: | About 1 1/2 times the size of adjacent Snowy Plover, appeared to be slightly smaller than a golden plover |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Dark brown wings (solid, no speckling), breast - light brown with no streaking or spots, Belly/vent - solid white, Head - light tan w/ whitish eye stripe, white at base of bill & white below eye. Leg color - light - not black |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | |
| Behavior: | feeding w/ a flock of 6 Snowy Plovers (feeding on brine flies). |
| Habitat: | dead salt grass next to Great Salt Lake |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Both Black-bellied & L. Golden Plovers are larger, heavier, & show buffy edges to coverts (lacking in this bird) and some darker streaking/spotting on breast, (lacking on this bird). |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
I have seen Mtn. Plover in eastern Colorado previously, so am familiar w/ the species. |
| References consulted: | |
| Description from: | |
| Observer: | Peter Paton |
| Observer's address: | PO Box 741, Hyde Park, UT 84318 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Ella Sorensen, Craig Kneedy |
| Date prepared: | |
| Additional material: | Transcript of original document |
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